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Belfast judge: Gay, unmarried couples can adopt
Unmarried and same-sex couples in Northern Ireland should be allowed to adopt children, a Belfast judge ruled Thursday, rejecting a 1987 adoption law ...
Halloween risks: Cars, sports (not tainted candy)
Hey mom and dad: Halloween's not really all that scary — except when it comes to traffic safety. Despite warnings about tainted candy, candle fires ...
Yahoo CEO adds motherhood to list of challenges
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy late Sunday, adding motherhood to her challenges as she tries to steer the struggling Internet company in ...
New book battles tiger mom syndrome with laughs
One mom lured her daughter to bed — at age 8 — with a trail of chocolate chips up her townhouse stairs. Another found herself on the floor of a plane ...
Colleges try new fixes to recurring remedial rut
After leaving high school as a teen mother, Ashley McCullough is back on track to receive a two-year degree and work as a respiratory therapist.
Texas district expands corporal punishment policy
Like many schools in Texas, "spare the rod and spoil the child" might be considered the motto at Springtown High School. But when two teenage girls ...
Bieber mom Pattie Mallette writes of painful past
Pattie Mallette was 18, living in a home for pregnant girls after years of unrelenting sex abuse and depression when she gave birth to a boy she ...
IUDs, implants urged for teen girls' birth control
Teenage girls may prefer the pill, the patch or even wishful thinking, but their doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants — ...
Giuliana Rancic: Motherhood brings tears of joy
Giuliana Rancic may be known as a trendsetting red carpet regular, but it's the unglamorous side of new motherhood that's got her smiling from ear to ...
Domingo in Verdi rarity 'I Due Foscari' in LA
At an age when most singers are long retired, Placido Domingo keeps taking on new challenges. The 71-year-old celebrated next year's 200th anniversary ...
'What to Expect' writer becoming a grandmother
Welcome aboard the mother ship, Emma Bing. The woman who was her mother's inspiration for writing what millions of pregnant women consider their ...
In Chicago, lifeline schools brace for strike
Elfega Cazares isn't taking sides in the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over contract talks. Like many of the ...
New attendance push prized by students, educators
School day wake-up calls recorded by celebrities. Weekend makeup classes. Contests with laptop computers, private concerts and cars as prizes.
First lady doesn't 'trip' over girls' TV viewing
Michelle Obama says she doesn't "trip" about her daughters watching "Keeping Up with The Kardashians." The first lady said in an interview with ...
Obamas get personal as a way to get election votes
He talks about his single mother and the grandmother who helped raise him. He tells voters he misses his wife when they're apart. She tells voters ...
Group: Vt. conviction boosts gay parents' rights
The conviction of a Virginia pastor on charges he helped a woman flee the country rather than share custody of her child with her former lesbian ...
United Airlines loses girl on solo trip to camp
Should you let your child fly alone? Parents may wonder after a couple alleged this week that their 10-year-old daughter flying to summer camp was ...
Some below poverty line don't qualify for Medicaid
Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough. She makes about $15,000 a year, supporting her daughter and unemployed husband. She thought she'd be able ...
Defense: Pastor thought mom OK to leave US
A Mennonite pastor worked with a number of other people to help a woman flee the country with her 7-year-old daughter and live in Central America ...
FTC wants to extend rules on child online privacy
Federal regulators want to update rules aimed at protecting children's online privacy to account for newer developments such as Facebook and mobile ...
New York City to mothers: You should breast-feed
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for new mothers: Breast-feed your baby, if possible. Starting in September, dozens of city hospitals ...
Boston advises teens on how to break up - safely
Andrew Curtin said it happened at least twice at his Boston-area high school in the last year. Angry about a breakup, a boy ended up at the school ...
Usher's stepson dies 2 weeks after lake accident
The stepson of the Grammy award-winning pop star Usher has died, two weeks after the child was critically injured in a boating accident. Willie A.
Transgender advocates seek new diagnostic terms
Does a woman who strongly believes she was meant to be a man have a mental condition or a medical problem? Is a man who cross-dresses in need of ...
Yahoo CEO's pregnancy reignites a perennial debate
"Another piece of good news today," tweeted the expectant mom, announcing to her online followers that she and her husband are awaiting a baby boy.